401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

New Balance Athletics, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$493M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,303
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$114,528
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan · Sponsored by New Balance Athletics, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$493M in assets, 4,303 participants

New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan reported $493M in total assets and 4,303 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #16,978 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan covers 4,303 participants in Massachusetts, 6.5x the typical Massachusetts plan (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $493M.

#16,978
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+16.2%
assets growth YoY
4.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan's outsized position by total assets

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$492,815,447 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan lands in the large band (4,303 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan reported participants rose from 3,685 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,303 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan end-of-year assets rose from $424M in the plan year 2023 filing to $493M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan reported net income fell from $75M in the plan year 2023 filing to $69M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 042460172 · New Balance Athletics, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan · $493M · 4,303 · 97th

  • VS-ST $493M
  • BOY 4,303
  • SCH 97th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Brasfield & Gorrie 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #16978

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Massachusetts →

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Brasfield & Gorrie 401(k) PlanBrasfield & Gorrie 401(k) Pl…$493MNew Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security PlanNew Balance Athletics Employ…$493MRetirement Plan for Employees of Scotiabank U. S. 401(k)Retirement Plan for Employee…$493MVitas Healthcare Corporation 401(k) PlanVitas Healthcare Corporation…$493MLineage Logistics 401(k) Plan$493M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$424M
Net Assets (End of Year)$493M
Net Income$69M
Employer EIN042460172
Plan Effective Date1990-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New Balance Athletics, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New Balance Athletics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$493M 41.09026714719223% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $349M $493M ▲ +41.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,012 $349M
2023 1 3,685 $424M
2024 1 4,303 $493M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.492815447 · Participants: 4303New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.201609937 · Participants: 66907Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.352606499 · Participants: 34618Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.720373045 · Participants: 14762Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.775289067 · Participants: 20639Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanState Street Salary Savings Program, Total assets ($B): 6.532301643 · Participants: 12777State Street Salary Savings Program
New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants

New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Brasfield & Gorrie 401(k) Plan in AL ($493M); by covered participants it is Empire Retirement Savings Plan in AZ (4,303 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($493M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,303 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan assets move in 2024?
New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan grew sharply - up 16.2% during 2024, from $424M to $493M. Reported net income was $69M.
How have New Balance Athletics, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New Balance Athletics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.1%, from $349M to $493M.
Where does New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brasfield & Gorrie 401(k) Plan in AL ($493M, 3,656 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New Balance Athletics Employee Savings and Security Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Empire Retirement Savings Plan in AZ (4,303 participants, $487M in assets).